Patents by Inventor Yoshinari Makimura
Yoshinari Makimura has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11967700Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery that has a low initial resistance and an increase in resistance after charging and discharging is suppressed. The secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode active substance layer, which contains a lithium composite oxide having a layered structure. The lithium composite oxide is a porous particle. A surface of the porous particle includes a layer having a rock salt type structure. A thickness of the layer is not less than 5 nm and not more than 80 nm. A void ratio of the porous particle is not less than 15% and not more than 48%. The porous particle contains two or more voids having diameters that are at least 10% of the particle diameter of the porous particle. The surface of the porous particle includes a coating of lithium tungstate.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2020Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuji Yamamoto, Momoko Procter, Yoshinari Makimura, Tetsutaro Hayashi, Willy Shun Kai Bong
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Patent number: 11962000Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery is obtained using a lithium composite oxide having a layered structure in a positive electrode active substance. An increase in resistance following repeated charging and discharging is suppressed. The battery includes a positive electrode provided with a positive electrode active substance layer, a negative electrode and a non-aqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode active substance layer contains a porous particle lithium composite oxide having a layered structure. The average void ratio of the porous particle is not less than 12% but not more than 50%, and it contains two or more voids having diameters that are at least 8% of its particle diameter. The surface of the porous particle is provided with a coating of lithium tungstate. The coverage ratio of the surface of the porous particle by the lithium tungstate is not less than 10% but not more than 65%.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2020Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuji Yamamoto, Momoko Procter, Yoshinari Makimura, Tetsutaro Hayashi, Willy Shun Kai Bong
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Patent number: 11962005Abstract: The present disclosure provides a positive electrode active material having a spinel-type crystal structure that can reduce an increase in resistance and a decrease in capacity retention rate due to repeated charging and discharging of a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery. The positive electrode active material disclosed herein is configured of a lithium manganese composite oxide having a spinel-type crystal structure, wherein the lithium manganese composite oxide includes secondary particles in which a plurality of primary particles are aggregated, an average particle diameter of the secondary particles based on a SEM image is 10 ?m or more and 20 ?m or less, an average particle diameter of the primary particles based on a SEM image is 4 ?m or more and 8 ?m or less, and nickel atoms are provided in the surface layer portion of the secondary particles.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Prime Planet Energy & Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Yoshinari Makimura, Hiroyuki Yamaguchi, Masataka Tomita
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Patent number: 11923533Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery is obtained using a lithium composite oxide having a layered structure in a positive electrode active substance. An increase in resistance following repeated charging and discharging is suppressed. The battery includes a positive electrode provided with a positive electrode active substance layer, a negative electrode and a non-aqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode active substance layer contains a porous particle lithium composite oxide having a layered structure. The average void ratio of the porous particle is not less than 12% but not more than 50%, and it contains two or more voids having diameters that are at least 8% of its particle diameter. The surface of the porous particle is provided with a coating of lithium tungstate. The coverage ratio of the surface of the porous particle by the lithium tungstate is not less than 10% but not more than 65%.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2020Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuji Yamamoto, Momoko Procter, Yoshinari Makimura, Tetsutaro Hayashi, Willy Shun Kai Bong
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Patent number: 11923534Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery which is obtained using a lithium composite oxide having a layered structure and coated with a tungsten-containing compound in a positive electrode active substance, and which has a low initial resistance, and in which an increase in resistance following repeated charging and discharging is suppressed. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a non-aqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode active substance layer containing a lithium composite oxide having a layered structure. The lithium composite oxide includes a porous particle having a void ratio of not less than 20% but not more than 50%. The porous particle contains two or more voids having diameters that are at least 10% of the particle diameter of the porous particle. The surface of the porous particle is provided with a coating containing tungsten oxide and lithium tungstate.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2020Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuji Yamamoto, Momoko Procter, Yoshinari Makimura, Tetsutaro Hayashi, Willy Shun Kai Bong
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Patent number: 11777084Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery which is obtained using a lithium composite oxide having a layered structure and coated with a tungsten-containing compound in a positive electrode active substance, and which has a low initial resistance, and in which an increase in resistance following repeated charging and discharging is suppressed. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a non-aqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode active substance layer containing a lithium composite oxide having a layered structure. The lithium composite oxide includes a porous particle having a void ratio of not less than 20% but not more than 50%. The porous particle contains two or more voids having diameters that are at least 10% of the particle diameter of the porous particle. The surface of the porous particle is provided with a coating containing tungsten oxide and lithium tungstate.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2020Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuji Yamamoto, Momoko Procter, Yoshinari Makimura, Tetsutaro Hayashi, Willy Shun Kai Bong
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Patent number: 11757085Abstract: Provided is a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery with a positive electrode active material that contains an excess of Li and has a layered structure, the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery having a high output and enabling prevention of gelation of the positive electrode active material layer-forming paste during production. The herein disclosed nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode active material layer. The positive electrode active material layer contains a lithium composite oxide having a layered structure as a positive electrode active material. The compositional ratio of the lithium atom to the metal atom other than a lithium atom contained in the lithium composite oxide is greater than 1. The lithium composite oxide is in the form of porous particles.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2020Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuji Yamamoto, Momoko Procter, Yoshinari Makimura, Tetsutaro Hayashi, Willy Shun Kai Bong
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Publication number: 20220293928Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery is provided which is suppressed in capacity deterioration upon repeating charging and discharging irrespective of cracks being formed in a lithium manganese oxide particle having a spinel type crystal structure. The nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery herein disclosed includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode active material layer. The positive electrode active material layer includes lithium manganese oxide particles having a spinel type crystal structure as the positive electrode active material. At least a part of the lithium manganese oxide particles has a cracked part. The lithium manganese oxide particles have a coating film on the particle surface including the surface of the cracked part. The coating film contains a P component including a LiMnPO4 component, and a F component.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2022Publication date: September 15, 2022Applicant: PRIME PLANET ENERGY & SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: Masataka TOMITA, Hiroyuki YAMAGUCHI, Yoshinari MAKIMURA
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Publication number: 20220123292Abstract: The present disclosure provides a positive electrode active material having a spinel-type crystal structure that can reduce an increase in resistance and a decrease in capacity retention rate due to repeated charging and discharging of a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery. The positive electrode active material disclosed herein is configured of a lithium manganese composite oxide having a spinel-type crystal structure, wherein the lithium manganese composite oxide includes secondary particles in which a plurality of primary particles are aggregated, an average particle diameter of the secondary particles based on a SEM image is 10 ?m or more and 20 ?m or less, an average particle diameter of the primary particles based on a SEM image is 4 ?m or more and 8 ?m or less, and nickel atoms are provided in the surface layer portion of the secondary particles.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2021Publication date: April 21, 2022Applicant: PRIME PLANET ENERGY & SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: Yoshinari MAKIMURA, Hiroyuki YAMAGUCHI, Masataka TOMITA
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Patent number: 11296327Abstract: A positive electrode active material contains at least: fluorine in an amount not lower than 0.08 mass %; carbon in an amount not lower than 0.02 mass %; and lithium-metal composite oxide particles making up the remainder. The lithium-metal composite oxide particles contain nickel in an amount not lower than 60 mol % of the total amount of metallic elements. At least a partial amount of each of the fluorine and the carbon is present on surfaces of the lithium-metal composite oxide particles.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2019Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kunimitsu Yamamoto, Yoshinari Makimura
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Patent number: 11063259Abstract: When spinel-type lithiated cobalt oxide is employed for a cathode active material for a lithium ion battery, a sufficient discharge capacity is not always obtained. Thus, spinel-type lithiated cobalt oxide is doped with at least chromium, and specifically, a cathode active material for a lithium ion battery includes a spinel-type crystal phase including lithium, cobalt, chromium and oxygen, and the cathode active material has a composition represented by LiCoxCryMzO2±? where M is at least one selected from Al and Mn, and 0.85?x<1, 0<y?0.15, 0?z, and 0.85<x+y+z?1.2.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2019Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuhki Yui, Yoshinari Makimura
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Publication number: 20210020925Abstract: The present disclosure can bring excellent output characteristics to a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery that uses a cathode active material containing tungsten while desired durability is secured. The battery of the present disclosure includes a cathode, an anode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The cathode includes a cathode active material layer that contains a granular cathode active material. The cathode active material includes a core part that contains a lithium-transition metal composite oxide of a layered structure; a tungsten-concentrated layer that is formed over a surface of the core part and has a higher tungsten concentration than in the core part; and a lithium-tungsten compound particle that adheres to at least part of a surface of the tungsten-concentrated layer and contains tungsten and lithium. In the battery of the present disclosure, the tungsten-concentrated layer has an amorphous structure. This can bring excellent output characteristics while desired durability is secured.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2020Publication date: January 21, 2021Applicants: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yuji Yamamoto, Momoko Procter, Yoshinari Makimura, Tetsutaro Hayashi, Willy Shun Kai Bong
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Publication number: 20210020922Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery which is obtained using a lithium composite oxide having a layered structure and coated with a tungsten-containing compound in a positive electrode active substance, and which has a low initial resistance, and in which an increase in resistance following repeated charging and discharging is suppressed. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a non-aqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode active substance layer containing a lithium composite oxide having a layered structure. The lithium composite oxide includes a porous particle having a void ratio of not less than 20% but not more than 50%. The porous particle contains two or more voids having diameters that are at least 10% of the particle diameter of the porous particle. The surface of the porous particle is provided with a coating containing tungsten oxide and lithium tungstate.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2020Publication date: January 21, 2021Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yuji YAMAMOTO, Momoko PROCTER, Yoshinari MAKIMURA, Tetsutaro HAYASHI, Willy Shun Kai Bong
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Publication number: 20210020924Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery uses, as a positive electrode active material, a lithium composite oxide having a layered structure and coated with lithium tungstate, and has a low resistance. The nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes positive and negative electrodes and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode active material layer containing a lithium composite oxide having a layered structure as a positive electrode active material. The lithium composite oxide is in the form of porous particles, each having at least two voids each having a percentage of a void area with respect to the area occupied by each of the particles in its cross-sectional view of at least 1%. Each porous particle has a void connecting the particle interior to the surface and having an opening with a diameter of at least 100 nm. Each porous particle has a lithium tungstate coating on its surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2020Publication date: January 21, 2021Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuji YAMAMOTO, Momoko PROCTER, Yoshinari MAKIMURA, Tetsutaro HAYASHI, Willy Shun Kai BONG
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Publication number: 20210020923Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery is obtained using a lithium composite oxide having a layered structure in a positive electrode active substance. An increase in resistance following repeated charging and discharging is suppressed. The battery includes a positive electrode provided with a positive electrode active substance layer, a negative electrode and a non-aqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode active substance layer contains a porous particle lithium composite oxide having a layered structure. The average void ratio of the porous particle is not less than 12% but not more than 50%, and it contains two or more voids having diameters that are at least 8% of its particle diameter. The surface of the porous particle is provided with a coating of lithium tungstate. The coverage ratio of the surface of the porous particle by the lithium tungstate is not less than 10% but not more than 65%.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2020Publication date: January 21, 2021Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yuji YAMAMOTO, Momoko PROCTER, Yoshinari MAKIMURA, Tetsutaro HAYASHI, Willy Shun Kai Bong
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Publication number: 20210020900Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery that has a low initial resistance and an increase in resistance after charging and discharging is suppressed. The secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode active substance layer, which contains a lithium composite oxide having a layered structure. The lithium composite oxide is a porous particle. A surface of the porous particle includes a layer having a rock salt type structure. A thickness of the layer is not less than 5 nm and not more than 80 nm. A void ratio of the porous particle is not less than 15% and not more than 48%. The porous particle contains two or more voids having diameters that are at least 10% of the particle diameter of the porous particle. The surface of the porous particle includes a coating of lithium tungstate.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2020Publication date: January 21, 2021Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuji YAMAMOTO, Momoko PROCTER, Yoshinari MAKIMURA, Tetsutaro HAYASHI, Willy Shun Kai Bong
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Publication number: 20210020901Abstract: Provided is a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery with a positive electrode active material that contains an excess of Li and has a layered structure, the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery having a high output and enabling prevention of gelation of the positive electrode active material layer-forming paste during production. The herein disclosed nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode active material layer. The positive electrode active material layer contains a lithium composite oxide having a layered structure as a positive electrode active material. The compositional ratio of the lithium atom to the metal atom other than a lithium atom contained in the lithium composite oxide is greater than 1. The lithium composite oxide is in the form of porous particles.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2020Publication date: January 21, 2021Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuji Yamamoto, Momoko Procter, Yoshinari Makimura, Tetsutaro Hayashi, Willy Shun Kai Bong
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Publication number: 20200287204Abstract: A negative electrode active substance material used for an electricity storage device of the present disclosure includes a silicon phase and a silicide phase represented by a basic composition formula MSi2, where M is one or more of Cr, Ti, Zr, Nb, Mo, and Hf. The negative electrode active substance material may have a structure in which the silicide phase is dispersed in the silicon phase.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2020Publication date: September 10, 2020Inventors: Hiroyuki KAWAURA, Yasuhito KONDO, Yoshinari MAKIMURA, Tetsuya WASEDA, Masaki ADACHI, Jun YOSHIDA, Hiroyuki YAMAGUCHI
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Publication number: 20200044252Abstract: When spinel-type lithiated cobalt oxide is employed for a cathode active material for a lithium ion battery, a sufficient discharge capacity is not always obtained. Thus, spinel-type lithiated cobalt oxide is doped with at least chromium, and specifically, a cathode active material for a lithium ion battery includes a spinel-type crystal phase including lithium, cobalt, chromium and oxygen, and the cathode active material has a composition represented by LiCoxCryMzO2±? where M is at least one selected from Al and Mn, and 0.85?x<1, 0<y?0.15, 0?z, and 0.85<x+y+z?1.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2019Publication date: February 6, 2020Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yuhki Yui, Yoshinari Makimura
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Publication number: 20190319271Abstract: A positive electrode active material contains at least: fluorine in an amount not lower than 0.08 mass %; carbon in an amount not lower than 0.02 mass %; and lithium-metal composite oxide particles making up the remainder. The lithium-metal composite oxide particles contain nickel in an amount not lower than 60 mol % of the total amount of metallic elements. At least a partial amount of each of the fluorine and the carbon is present on surfaces of the lithium-metal composite oxide particles.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2019Publication date: October 17, 2019Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kunimitsu YAMAMOTO, Yoshinari MAKIMURA